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Making Theater and Music Magic.

With a natural progression from Off-Broadway non-profit, to Off-Broadway profit, to investing in a Broadway musical, to investing in a Broadway play, to other successful investments, co-producing two Tony Award® winning Broadway plays and one musical, to lead producing a NYT Critic's Pick Broadway play, with a heavy emphasis on British imports and some exciting developmental projects, Keaka has already done it all. And, there is so much more to come. It is most proud of the fact that every Broadway show to which it has been attached has won at least one Tony Award®.

Keaka started by enhancing Irish Rep's production of Transport (by Tom Keneally and Larry Kirwan, and directed by Tony Walton). It invested in shows such as The Woodsman (Obie Award), Come From Away (Tony Award® for Best Director of a Musical), The Ferryman (Tony Award® for Best Play), Six (Tony Award® for Best Score) and Prima Facie (Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Play).

Keaka co-produced The Inheritance (Tony Award® for Best Play), and then Leopoldstadt (Tony Award® for Best Play) and most recently SUFFS (Tony Award® for Best Book and Best Score) and its current national tour.

Keaka's first Broadway lead producer role was in Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, which was a NYT Critic's Pick and received other rave reviews as well as 7 Tony Award® nominations.

On the development side, Keaka took over from Roundabout Theatre Company the development of the play Steinbrenner! written by Ira Berkow and Bill Madden, which it produced for three years, including three readings. It also produced readings of Portrait of a Heart and Romeo vs. Juliet. Last, but not least, after years of serving as a consultant, Keaka took over the development of Chilina Kennedy's new musical Wild About You, including producing the World Premiere Recording and the World Premiere in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, several readings and a two-week workshop and industry presentation. Wild About You will stage its first developmental production in London in January 2027.

In addition to the Wild About You World Premiere Recording, Keaka Productions has produced albums such as Randy Rainbow’s Grammy Award® nominated album “A Little Brains, A Little Talent,” "Marisha Wallace: Live in London" and upcoming albums such as Kennedy Caughell's "Just the Beginning" and "SVN" featuring the original queens of the London production of Six the Musical.

Finally, Keaka was on the production team of Marisha Wallace in Concert at the Adelphi in London.

And there are so many other exciting projects in the works and on the horizon. So stay tuned!

Brian Spector

Producer/Founder

Brian Spector is a two-time Tony Award® winning Broadway producer (Leopoldstadt, The Inheritance), was one of the lead producers of The NY Times Critic's Pick, The Hills of California, was a co-producer of the Broadway musical SUFFS (Tony Awards® for Best Book and Score), and is currently a co-producer of its national tour. Brian is also an investor (Prima Facie - Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Play; Six -Tony Award® for Best Score; Come From Away - Tony Award® for Best Director of a Musical; and The Woodsman - Obie Award). He has also been involved in the development of several plays. Brian was on the production team of a few albums: Randy Rainbow’s Grammy Award® nominated album A Little Brains, A Little Talent, the World Premiere Recording of Wild About You, Marisha Wallace: Live in London, and currently Kennedy Caughell – Only the Beginning and Ashley Loren’s debut album.

Brian has practiced business law for over 40 years. He has been developing Chilina Kennedy's new musical Wild About You, including producing the World Premiere Recording, the World Premiere in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, and the upcoming first developmental production in London in January 2027.

As a lawyer, Brian has written several theater-related articles;

Obtaining Licensing Rights for Your Broadway or Off-Broadway Production

Quick Contract Guide for Commercial Theater Productions

What Is Amortization Expense? Explained

How to Take Advantage of the New York City Musical and Theatrical Tax Credit Program

Non-Profit vs. Commercial Theater, What’s the Big Difference?

Top Five Legal Issues When Producing a NYC Theatrical Performance

Selecting the Right Entity for Your NYC Theatrical Production

Caitlin McNeilage

Associate Producer

Caitlin McNeilage is a multi-hyphenate artist, producer, founder of the production company Leading Lady Creative and a founding member of New York Theatre Company.

Her producing resume includes Barbie the Movie: in Concert at The Hollywood Bowl (Assoc. Prod.), Wild About You at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in The West End (Assoc. Prod.), three hit shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and her popular 54 Below concert series, "The Leading Lady Club." Other credits: Songs For Slutty Girls (Parkside Lounge), Ètude (The Tank, World Premiere Production), The Leading Lady Club: A Feminist (But Still Likable) Sketch Show at NYC Fringe (Awards for Best Comedy and Fan Favorite), The Things I Did While Waiting For You To Fall Back In Love With Me (59E59), and Facings (UrbanStages). She was an Associate Producer on the World Premiere Recording of the new musical, Wild About You featuring Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, Katharine McPhee and more. As Associate Producer for the Tony Award-Winning production company, Keaka Productions, she has assisted on Broadway shows such as The Hills of California, SUFFS, Leopoldstadt and more.